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单词 downpour
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Definition of downpour in English:

downpour

nounˈdaʊnpɔːˈdaʊnpɔr
  • A heavy fall of rain.

    倾盆大雨

    a sudden downpour had filled the gutters and drains

    一场突如其来的大雨使排水沟和下水道满溢。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But newly hatched chicks had to endure unseasonably cold air temperatures with frequent heavy downpours of rain for much of June.
    • Rain falls in sharp downpours, however, and doesn't preclude year-round tourism.
    • Weather conditions were not kind to lake anglers this week with heavy downpours of rain accompanied by varying winds and gales at times.
    • Canyons fill up very quickly after a heavy downpour, although flash floods are not that common.
    • Unless they are speedily replaced, the road is liable to be interrupted in the first heavy downpours of the rainy season.
    • One of the major reasons for the, often, very heavy showers and downpours that characterise April is the position of the jet stream.
    • Some supercells produce little rain, others, downpours that can cause flash floods.
    • Every time there is a heavy downpour the garden fills up with raw sewage and floodwater because of inadequate drains up the road.
    • On past experience this heatwave will end with a torrential downpour or a major thunderstorm, or both.
    • Quick downpours from summer thunderstorms can cause flash floods anywhere.
    • Even in thunderstorms and downpours the game continued, sometimes with just a brief break to allow the rain water to drain away.
    • The scorching summer heat, heavy downpours, or chilly winters cannot dampen their spirits.
    • During heavy monsoon downpours, the bunds naturally breached causing silt formation in tanks.
    • The collapse occurred in the heavy downpours that marked the last two rainy seasons.
    • Such activity frequently leads to heavy downpours and incidence of hail.
    • We worked hard through droughts and downpours and no longer walked down to the far hayfield to dream.
    • Eastern Nebraska counties continue to show the benefits of heavy downpours since mid-June.
    • The western regions of the vast central African nation have been deluged by heavy downpours as the rainy season gets into full swing.
    • We've been having some turbulent weather - torrential downpours and thunderstorms.
    • Closer to home, in England's West Country, a man woke with a start when he found a deer lurking in his bedroom after a night of heavy downpours and gale force winds.
    Synonyms
    rainstorm, cloudburst, torrent of rain, deluge
    thunderstorm
    torrential/pouring rain

Definition of downpour in US English:

downpour

nounˈdounpôrˈdaʊnpɔr
  • A heavy rainfall.

    倾盆大雨

    a sudden downpour had filled the gutters and drains

    一场突如其来的大雨使排水沟和下水道满溢。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • During heavy monsoon downpours, the bunds naturally breached causing silt formation in tanks.
    • Closer to home, in England's West Country, a man woke with a start when he found a deer lurking in his bedroom after a night of heavy downpours and gale force winds.
    • On past experience this heatwave will end with a torrential downpour or a major thunderstorm, or both.
    • Such activity frequently leads to heavy downpours and incidence of hail.
    • We worked hard through droughts and downpours and no longer walked down to the far hayfield to dream.
    • The scorching summer heat, heavy downpours, or chilly winters cannot dampen their spirits.
    • Eastern Nebraska counties continue to show the benefits of heavy downpours since mid-June.
    • One of the major reasons for the, often, very heavy showers and downpours that characterise April is the position of the jet stream.
    • The western regions of the vast central African nation have been deluged by heavy downpours as the rainy season gets into full swing.
    • Even in thunderstorms and downpours the game continued, sometimes with just a brief break to allow the rain water to drain away.
    • But newly hatched chicks had to endure unseasonably cold air temperatures with frequent heavy downpours of rain for much of June.
    • Rain falls in sharp downpours, however, and doesn't preclude year-round tourism.
    • Canyons fill up very quickly after a heavy downpour, although flash floods are not that common.
    • The collapse occurred in the heavy downpours that marked the last two rainy seasons.
    • Quick downpours from summer thunderstorms can cause flash floods anywhere.
    • Weather conditions were not kind to lake anglers this week with heavy downpours of rain accompanied by varying winds and gales at times.
    • Some supercells produce little rain, others, downpours that can cause flash floods.
    • We've been having some turbulent weather - torrential downpours and thunderstorms.
    • Every time there is a heavy downpour the garden fills up with raw sewage and floodwater because of inadequate drains up the road.
    • Unless they are speedily replaced, the road is liable to be interrupted in the first heavy downpours of the rainy season.
    Synonyms
    rainstorm, cloudburst, torrent of rain, deluge
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